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Diary of the Shadow

by Thee Holy Strangers

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1.
Sky hollow waves sand Silence reclaiming laughter again Breath came in fragments A cool wind buries the dead And a star is a star By the song of our bones Flags burning white yellow Visions explode at the heart of the world We wander we wonder we wallow Living on days that refuse to exist And a star is a star By the song of our bones Falling-upwards-spinning-motor-currents-steady-comments-claims Expand from the self Expand from the self Us-weapons-cinder-ashes-faces-that-only-existed-in flashes Expand from the self Expand from the self And a star is star…
2.
Through your broken arrows Through the whistle of your trains Through the land of nowhere And the gravity of pain Here comes the voice The voice of the man inside the belly of the beast Here comes the light on the skin of our thoughts Here comes the day – here comes the night Sing a song of hope now Sing a song for you and me Through the muddy river Won’t you come and rescue me? This is the sound now The throb of the city over the beating of your heart This is the moon of incredible love This is the day – this is the night You’re coming back to me Through your stolen diamonds Through your dreams that never fade Through your giving fingers Through the ball and through the chain You are the sound The rumble of the earth and the silence of the sky You are the wind that lets it all in You are the day you are the night You’re coming back to me
3.
Devil’s hands / Devil’s Hands Tickin’ all the way Devil hands / Devil hands Tickin’ night and day This endless movement A silent calling A cigarette at the hand of dawn Fever and lightning Linger inside you I’m movin’ over to you I’m movin’ over Into your arms I give myself away Devil’s drums/Devil’s drums Beatin’ all the way Devil’s drums/Devil’s drums Beatin’ night and day We came a long way Repeating questions Is there a river without a sea? We’re never there, child This is our story I’m movin’ over tο you I’m movin’ over Into your arms I give myself away Devil’s hands / Devil’s Hands They don’t have to pray Devil’s hands / Devil’s hands They’re busy night an’ day Into the forest – Down at the crossroads Out in the wasteland – Down by the river’s edge Within the stories we never told Time never falters So slow and tired I’m movin’ over to you I’m movin’ over Into your arms I give myself away
4.
Johnny saw you coming home Late at night I saw you standing by the door Holding the lotus in your hands Holding the lotus Johnny oh you restless heart Late at night I saw you walking down the shore Burning the lotus in your hands Burning the lotus Johnny spirit of the road Late at night you’re killing me again I’m reading my features on your face Reading the lotus Burning the lotus in your heart Burning the lotus
5.
Ι know you have to flee But if you come to me Come like a fire in the woods Till nothing’s left behind Deactivate the night Burn like a fire in the woods And all the little things now Have to run to stay alive Everything is broken Yet everything feels right Well it’s been said enough But If you try to run Run like a fire in the woods Run with you dusty shoes Run with your bloodshot eyes Run like a fire in the woods And all the little things now Have to run to stay alive Everything is broken Yet everything feels right Ι know you have to flee But if you come to me Come like a fire in the woods Till nothing’s left behind Deactivate the night Burn like a fire in the woods All the little things now Have to run to stay alive Everything is broken Yet everything feels right Thru your eyes I see you Through your hands I feel you Through your words I realize About the question mark inside That kept the labyrinth alive And it’s writhing through the pain And it’s laughing in your face Laughing at your promises At the lands you tried to reach Beyond the desert of your smile Ι know you have to flee But if you come to me Come like a fire in the woods
6.
Words 06:28
Listen to the warplanes! I went sailing underground Time to tell you what I found Words of dust and words of rain Words that kill all that remains Words that hide what went wrong Words so frail, words so strong Words I wish that I had said Words that hide a truth unveiled And I’m comin’ home I’m comin’ home Hail to the other side! I’m comin’ home Hear me calling Listen to the warplanes Listen to the scream of change Listen to the screaming change This is it, the words’ defeat And the victory of lies Scrutinized on our flight For no fucking reason why Words that try to undermine Your efforts to realize Words that fail to compromise With the sadness in your eye And I’m comin’ home I’m comin’ home Hail to the other side! I’m comin’ home Hear me calling Listen to the warplanes Listen to the scream of change Listen to the screaming change
7.
Shadow Town 06:30
Rage and frown Class war top down Rising above and hanging low Over shadow town Hear me now Can you hear me now? Over the roofs And through the wires Of the shadow town Time is up There’s no place for us See the children Lose their ground In the shadow town Rage and frown Where’s your brother now? All alone and so faraway In the shadow town Know my fate But the day will come To swim in pools Of royal blood In the shadow town

about

Six years after their debut album, Thee Holy Strangers return with their sophomore LP “Diary Of The Shadow”. With a new line-up and a new sound design, they present seven testimonies of an uncertain era and trace its imprints. Drawing on the inexhaustible pool of rock'n'roll, soul and folk, they set up songs for today that speak of resignation and resilience, darkness and light, sadness and hope.

New members of the band are Andreas Lagios (Nightstalker) on bass and Kleon Antoniou (Mode Plagal) on guitar.

“Diary Of The Shadow” includes seven original compositions and was produced by Costas Chrysogelos (Digital Alkemist), Alexis Kalofolias and Dimitris Papanagiotou (Jim Spliff). It was recorded by Costas Chrysogelos and Philip Marinelis at DNA Lab studio in spring-summer of 2021.

Out on LP, CD and Digital on September 9th via Ιnner Ear.

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Έξι χρόνια μετά το ντεμπούτο άλμπουμ τους, οι Thee Holy Strangers επανέρχονται στη δισκογραφία με το δεύτερο LP τους, ένα Ημερολόγιο της Σκιάς. Με νέα σύνθεση και νέα αρχιτεκτονική στον ήχο τους, καταθέτουν επτά μαρτυρίες μιας αβέβαιης εποχής και ιχνηλατούν τα αποτυπώματα που αφήνει. Αντλώντας στοιχεία από την αστείρευτη δεξαμενή του rock’n’roll, της soul και της folk στήνουν τραγούδια για το σήμερα που μιλάνε για την παραίτηση και την ανθεκτικότητα, το σκοτάδι και το φως, τη θλίψη και την ελπίδα.

Νέα μέλη της μπάντας ο Ανδρέας Λάγιος (Nightstalker) στο μπάσο και ο Κλέων Αντωνίου (Mode Plagal) στην κιθάρα.

Το “Diary Of The Shadow” περιέχει επτά πρωτότυπες συνθέσεις και ηχογραφήθηκε άνοιξη-καλοκαίρι του 2021 στο στούντιο DNA Lab, σε παραγωγή του Κώστα Χρυσόγελου (Digital Alkemist), του Αλέξη Καλοφωλιά και του Δημήτρη Παπαναγιώτου (Jim Spliff). Η ηχογράφηση έγινε από τον Κώστα Χρυσόγελο και τον Φίλιππο Μαρινέλη. Το mastering έγινε από τον Γιάννη Χριστουδουλάτο στο Sweetspot Studio.

Στον δίσκο συμμετέχουν επίσης οι Νίκος Φυσάκης (ηλεκτρική κιθάρα) και Γιάννης Χουστουλάκης (pedal steel guitar), μέλη της προηγούμενης σύνθεσης του γκρουπ, Νίκος Γιούσεφ (μουσικό πριόνι) και Κωστής Ζουλιάτης (πιάνο, keyboards, synth).

Οι Thee Holy Strangers είναι οι: Φλώρα Ιωαννίδη: Τραγούδι, Αλέξης Καλοφωλιάς (Alex K): Φωνή, κιθάρα, Κλέων Αντωνίου: Ηλεκτρική και ακουστική κιθάρα, Ανδρέας Λάγιος: Μπάσο, Κώστας Χρυσόγελος: Τύμπανα, percussion.

Κυκλοφορεί σε LP, CD και Digital από την Ιnner Ear στις 9 Σεπτεμβρίου.

credits

released September 9, 2022

Thee Holy Strangers are:
Flora Ioannidi: Vocals
Alexis Kalofolias (Alex K): Vocals, guitar
Kleon Antoniou: Electric and acoustic guitar
Andreas Lagios: Bass
Costas Chrysogelos: Drums, percussion

Also played:
Nick Fysakis - electric guitar on "Shadow Town"
Nikos Giousef - musical saw on "Shadow Town"
John Hardy - pedal steel guitar on "Words"
Costinho - piano on "Shadow Town", keyboards on "Fire In The Woods", "Devil's Hands"

All songs by Alexis Kalofolias, arranged by Thee Holy Strangers
Produced by Costas Chrysogelos (Digital Alkemist), Alexis Kalofolias and Dimitris Papanagiotou (Jim Spliff).
Recorded and mixed @ DNA LAB studios by Costas Chrysogelos and Philip Marinelis (Black CoPhee Productions)
Mastered by Giannis Christodoulatos @ Sweetspot studio

Design and artwork by Ira Stamatopoulou

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